Speech development.
Babies are born nonverbal, yet they spontaneously and seemingly effortlessly acquire the complex skills necessary for oral communication. Interestingly, many of these skills have "golden periods" of maximally efficient learning--failure to acquire the skill at that time may lead to speech delay. This article discusses the normal pattern of speech development.
Peterson
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Velleman
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D002663:Child Language; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D013518:Surgery, Plastic